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UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

JOHN MATTHEWS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOWLING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,765, dated July 11, 1882.

Applicationilled November 23, 1881. (No model.)

New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented an Improved Bottlinglilla-chine, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved bottling-machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view, partly in section, of the treadle and Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of said treadle. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the sliding portion of the apparatus. Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 aredetail views of portions of the machine, hereinafter more fully referred to.

In bottling-machines as heretofore made theV sliding rods that extend through the table and carry the upper movable cross-heads are exposed to contact with the liquid that escapes in drops or jets during th'e act of bottling, and, becoming` rusty, lose much of their freedom of movement. `The machines are also in respect to their movable parts unnecessarily heavy, and undue force is required to keep them in motion. The connection of the actuating-'treadle with the sliding rods that carry the lower cross-head and with the retractingto make and liable to twist or break theparts. These and other objectionable features it is the endeavor of the present invention to obvi ate.

The invention consists in providing stand ard-guides for the vertical sliding rods to keep them from contact with the escaping liquid, keep them straight, and furnish a surface for the admission of a lubricant.

It also consists in a peculiar construction of the'cross-heads, yoke, and yoke-frame, whereby said parts can be made in part tubular, and therefore light and strong; also, in a novel construction of treadle for a moreperfect connection with retracting-spring and guide-rods for the lower cross-head, and in other details ofimprovement, all as hereinafter more clearly described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents the table or frame of my improved-` bottlin'g-machine. B isthe upper cross-head, carrying the plunger C. This cross-head is supported on verticarry the weight t'.

cal rods D D, that extend downward through the table, and have their lower ends connected to the lower ring, a., of the yoke-frame E. This yoke-frame consists of the ring a, which cnstitutes its lower portion, and which has diametrically-opposed sockets b for receiving the inwardly-projecting gudgeon c at the lower part of the upright lattice-raming (See Figs. 9 and 10.)

The lattice-framingd consists of two castings or pieces of equal formbolted'together at their inner lines of contact, and provided with the lower gudgeons, c, that have already been mentioned, and of upperk inwardly-projecting gudgeons,c. These gudgeons e enter corresponding sockets, f, in the yoke proper, g. The latter is shown in horizontal section in Fig. 7, and in partial side view in Fig. 11. The yoke proper, g, which is'of nearly semi-annular form, is made hollow, asr shown in Fig. 7, with' open ends to receive Jhe rods h h, that At its middle the yoke proper, g, has a socket, j, for receiving the shank ofthe operating-handle k. The ring a is also made hollow, as shown in Figs. 4 and 10, and is pierced vertically to receive the lower ends of the rods D, that arc locked to said ring by suitable nuts or pins. projecting eye, l, which furnishes the means of connection with the balanced frame F, that hangs beneath the table A. Theyoke-frame E is pivoted at m to lugs that extend downward from the table. y

By making the parts wand g hollow and uniting them to the sectional connecting-frame d, simplicity of construction, lightness,'and` consequent ease of operation are insured.

The upper cross-bar, B, is made hollow bar B, showing the tive perforations in it forthe reception of the parts D D, n n, and C.

The lower cross-bar, G, of the machine is sustained below the cross-bar B ,by verticallymovable rods H H, that extend downward through the table A, and areat their lower ends jointed (see Fig. et) to rods o o, that are pivoted to the treadle I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. lThe said lower cross-bar, G, is also made hollow, and has likewise tive vertical perforations-two for the rods D D, that pass freely through it, two for the rods H, that are rigidly secured to it by nuts or pins, and one for the filling-head J of the machine, which it carries.

By making the bars B and G hollow, as stated, great lightness and ease of operation, together with proper strength, are insured, besides furnishing ready means ot' attachment for the parts they carry.

The treadleI has outwardLv-projecting wings p, that are hungiu proper bearings,which are fastened to a lixed beam, q, of the table A. Between the wings p and the treading-plate or end of the treadle is rigidly secured to the same ahollow cross-bar, r, with turned-up end pieces, s s, that furnish the lugs for receiving the pivoted lower ends of the rods o. (See Fig. 2.) The ends of the hollow cross-bar i' are open, so that the retractin g-sprin g L can be passed through said bar, as shown. By this means the lower pivots of the rods o are brought nearly in line with the pivots 19 of the treadle, thus avoiding great strain, and the spring L joins the treadle beneath the body thereof, thereby preventing breakage of the parts.

Where a balanced frame, F, is used it may connect by a rod, t, with a projecting eye, u, of the treadle. In practice I prefer to make the treadle, including its wings or pivots p, hollow cross-bar r, and upwardly-extendin g ends, in one piece, either cast or wrought.

Where the rods D D and II H pass through the table A, I provide the latter with two upwardly-projecting hollow posts, M M, that embrace said rods above said table-tl1at is to say, through each post M passes one rod, D, and the rod H nearest it, as shown. These hollow posts are guides for said rods, keeping -them straight, prevent any liquid from the filling apparatus or bottle from reaching the said rods, and permit proper lubricants being used to ease the up and down movements of said rods.

I prefer to make the two hollow posts M M in one piece with the panN, that sustains the bottle 0 to be illed. This arrangement is indicated in Figs. l and 4, and involves the downward extension below the top of the ta ble ot' the posts M, or parts thereof; but for lighter machines the two posts M may be united by a suitable horizontal connecting ring or bar; or they may be separately secured and held in place.

The posts may be heldin place on the table by laterally-projecting flanges and screws, as shown in Fig. 8, or by other means.

'lhe posts -M are also of great service on bottlingmachines that lill the bottles in inverted position, and in fact in all machines that require but one setoi` treadlc-rods, H H, and

not two sets, D and H. To one ot" the posts M are alsoA affixed lugs w, to which are pivoted the jaws ot' the bottleholding screen P. This does away with the ordinary 'separate 7o pivotal support for said screen.

l. regard the posts M above the table A and around the rods H or II and D as a very important improvement on every kind of bottling-machine, and do not, as regards their use, desire to limit myselt` to the particular kind of machine which is illustrated in the drawings, or to any other particular kind of machine. v

The operation ot' the machine is like that o 8o every ordinary bottling-machine, and need not be further described.

I am aware that bottle-clasps P have already been used; but they were heretofore never attached pivotally to the guides of the rods D, and always required separate connecting devices.

I claim- 1. In a bottling-machine, the combination of the upper cross-head, B, with the rods D D, 9o hollow ring a, the sectional yoke-frame E, table A, and mechanism, substantially as de scribed, for moving the frame E, as herein shown and described.

2. The yoke-frame E, consisting of the hollow ring a, having sockets b and projecting eye l, the sectional lattice-frame d, having gudgeons c c and e c, the yoke proper, g, having socketsff andj, and the weighted rods 7b and handle 7c, all combined substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The ring a, made hollow, perforated vertically to receive the rods D, and provided with bearings for the gudgeons c, and with the eye l, in combination with the yoke-frame and with the balanced frame F of a bottlingmachine, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The yoke proper, g, made hollow and with open ends for the reception of the rods h, and provided with sockets e c and j, in combination with the yoke-frame of a bottlingmachine, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. rlhe lattice-frame d, made of two equal parts, each having agudgeon, o, and a gudgeon, e, combined with the ring a and yoke g in the yoke-frame of a bottling-machine, substantially as herein shown and described.

G. In a bottling-machine the hollow crosshead G, combined with moving rods H H, lillin ghead J, rods D D, screws n n, hollow upper cross-head, B, and plunger C, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The treadle I, having pivots p 1J, combined with the hollow cross-bar r, having open ends and upwardly-projecting lugs s, substantially as herein shown and described.

S. The treadle I, combined with its hollow cross-piece r, having lugs s, and with the operating-rods o o and spring L, all being directly connected substantially as herein shown and described.

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9. In a bottling-machine, the stationary-hollow posts M M, projecting above the table A, which is adapted to support 'the bottle, and combined with the sliding rods that move on 5 each side of the bottle and carry one or more through said hollow posts, substantially as herein shown and described.

l1. The hollow posts M M, embracing the sliding rods of the cross-head or cross-heads of a bottling-machine, and elevated above the bottle-supporting table A, and provided with lugs w, in combination with the bottle-clasping screens P, that are pivoted to said hollow posts, substantially as herein shown and described.

JOHN MATTHEWS.

Witnesses:

FRED. MATTHEWS, H. 1.BAFTERY. 

